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Philip BASS Obituary
"Flip"
Age 71, born August 26, 1950, in Dayton, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022. In 1968, he graduated from
Roosevelt High School, where he was President of the Junior and Senior Classes. He graduated from Kent State University with a B.A. in Urban Sociology in 1972. He was inducted into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Psi Gamma Chapter in 1969. He worked as Director of Risk Management, Manager of Business Operations, and Manager of the Transportation Center for the Dayton Public Schools. As a saxophonist he either performed, wrote or recorded with the musical groups: the Ohio Players, Teddy Pendergrass, Bloodstone, and Heatwave. Preceded in death by father,
Philip Bass Sr.; wife, Laverne Dotson (Bass); grandson, Lionel Gaines Jr. He is survived by mother, Margaret Bass; sisters,
Carolyn (Bass) Jackson, Roslyn (Bass) Thornton, Melissa Bass (Kevin) Donaldson; brother, Russell Bass; daughters, Nia Bass, Hannah and Amber Smith; 5 grandchildren, a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral service 11 am Saturday, February 26, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 125 N. Wilkinson St.
Visitation 9-10:45 am. (Mask Required). Interment Woodland Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to House of Wheat
Funeral Home, Inc.
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Vanessa Givens
February 19, 2023
Missing you so much Cuz!
Rest in Power and Peace!
Love you Cuz
Donald F Collier
March 1, 2022
My condolences to the family. Flip was a fraternity brother of mine from the University of Dayton chapter & remembering times we spent together as Fraternity brothers. He will truly be missed.
David Palmer
February 26, 2022
Much love, Flip...I truly enjoyed being in your company through out the years. You had a winning personality! "RIP"
Wilma Jean Madonna
February 26, 2022
Thoughts and prayers to the Bass family.
Flip was a good person, loved him playing his Sax
He will be missed. I met Flip at Kent State through my brother Charles Johnson when he became a Que.
Wilma Madonna -Denver CO
Paula Core
February 21, 2022
August 27,1995 the day you hired me at Dayton Public School transportation, I enjoyed the time that I work with you, I remember coming in one night from a field trip and you were there you came out in the break room and your stocking feet to get a snack out of the machine ,I asked what are you doing still here and you said I had to make sure all my people were here safe rest easy now your job is done thank you for the years...
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